Paul Tattam
@paultattam.bsky.social
Taught Modern Languages in UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong. Environment, sustainable transport, politics, guitar, books and learning Japanese. From Shipley, Yorkshire.
Mark Carney has learnt the lesson that neither Canada nor the UK can rely on the US. The EU is Britain's closest partner. EU membership is a no-brainer.
The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | Editorial
Editorial: Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision tha
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Small/medium enterprises (90%+ of UK businessacc Govt), wld benefit from free movement of goods,services, people,capital across borders that European Economic Area countries enjoy. Iceland, Liechtenstein,Norway aren't in EU but=EEA members. Halfway house a step forward? @brexitshambles.bsky.social
This is promising, but more needs to be done. If Andy Burnham wants to get closer to Europe, the best way is to put EU membership back on the table. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnham-emmanuel-macron-uk-eu-b3044169.html
Fixing the UK’s broken energy system does NOT mean opening new oil & gas fields. 🔥We are in a #climateemergency ➡️ Head to www.stopcambo.org.uk for actions you can take today to oppose Rosebank and Jackdaw @stopcambo.bsky.social #stoprosebank #oilandgas
The UK is going hell for leather building energy guzzling data centres - it needs to build green houses too/instead(?) @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @nfudc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report
Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry - getting the message out takes on a new dimension! @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #ClimateEmergency Can OnlyFans models make the climate crisis sexy? – Channel 4 News share.google/gvrMlGKlZ6ka...
Can OnlyFans models make the climate crisis sexy?
The planet is getting hotter - we know that. But a surprising new campaign is taking a whole new approach to talking about climate change, by ramping up the heat in ways you might not expect.
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Unusual for @channel4news.bsky.social to be reporting from New Mills! @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com @jonpearce.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social What do people think of Burnham’s plans? – Channel 4 News share.google/vzqlqPvsqLqr...
What do people think of Burnham’s plans?
What do voters think about Burnham’s plans?
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Of all the things I've read recently one book and one article stand out as really important. If you've ever used FB and wondered about the motivations of Mr Sugar Mountain and his people, you might be interested.... Here's the article: #socialmedia www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that...
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Why does E Midlands get a raw deal? Lord Hendy rejected improvements for all E Midlands rail region stations on DfT's 2024 list-Chinley, Sileby, Stamford,Sleaford 1/2 @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @jon4highpeak.bsky.social @railnatter.uk @christianwolmar.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/s...
Fascinating article - and the exhibition is at the @yspsculpture.bsky.social too @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @yorkshirepost.co.uk Backlash over Trump administration purging of ‘anti-American’ artworks – Channel 4 News share.google/DOIkJfF9RCp7...
Backlash over Trump administration purging of ‘anti-American’ artworks
The Donald Trump administration has set out to purge historical artworks and artefacts which it deems 'anti-American'.
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Time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
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The Netherlands is great for cycling! We used the Maassluis ferry, from Hoek Van Holland northwards the coast route is a delight. We passed through Leiden + Delft ... 1/3 @paultattam.bsky.social @dutchcycling.nl@filmendefietser.eurosky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com
Seen today on A617 near Chesterfield. Part of the DfT's 'Roadmap to an Accessible Railway'? @railfuture.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @greatbritishrail.bsky.social #rail @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
"Everything I do has got climate and climate justice at its centre, it’s one of our core principles... from trying to buy back council homes and make housing safer and more resilient, to rewilding in parks, from public health to transport.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Everything I do has climate at its centre’: Hackney’s first Green mayor gets to work
After the initial euphoria of victory, Zoë Garbett prepares to begin running one of England’s most diverse and deprived boroughs
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I knew the Velvet Underground (+Nico) could do dreamy and wistful songs like 'Sunday Morning ... really well,' but I'd forgotten they could do singalong Pop tunes too, like 'Who loves the sun'. Thanks Ralph for such sunny tunes :) @ralphmclean.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ralph McLean - Songs of Summer, Salvation and Sugar - BBC Sounds
Ralph talks songs of summer, salvation and Sugar.
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Blair is claiming TINA. I am sure there is TIARA www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05... There Is A Real Alternative
Blair is claiming TINA. I am sure there is TIARA
Tony Blair has published a 5,600-word essay through the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change this morning, which is being presented across the right-wing and mainstream media (is there a difference?...
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Mr Blair lost the plot 23 years ago, cuddling up to a US President with a disastrous overseas adventure. Now he's doing it again! @labour4pr.bsky.social @labour4europe.bsky.social #Blair #Burnham @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @jon4highpeak.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
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Samedi, découvrez le Libé des écrivain.e.s. Un numéro spécial de Libération, entièrement écrit par des écrivaines et écrivains, sous la direction de Vanessa Springora. Avec : Caroline Lamarche, J.M.G. Le Clézio, Charif Majdalani, Laurent Mauvignier, Pauline Peyrade, Jón Kalman Stefánsson...
Privatisation is good for people who want to make money and then run away when the going gets tough. Why would people whose main concern is making money for themselves want to shell out the billions needed to stop the #sewage scandal ? @sascampaigns.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Billionaire Trump donor in line to make millions from Thames Water bid
Paul Singer is founder of a leading creditor in the hedge fund consortium locked in talks with the UK government
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“I will remain a remainer until my dying day” Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant says that “Made in Europe will have to include the UK”, as he calls for “more regulatory alignment” of trade between the EU and UK on #EuropeToday
Great programme with some very interesting moments! The Staple Singers singing A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall, Dion's Purple Haze, Dwight Yoakam singing Purple Rain, Prince's A Case of You, the guitar work on Jeff Buckley's Like Young Lovers Do! @ralphmclean.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ralph McLean - Under the Covers - A Night of Classic Cover Versions - BBC Sounds
Ralph goes “Under the Covers” for a night of classic cover versions.
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If #HS2 bill rises to £102 billion, that is the equivalent of providing £10 million of investment to 10,000 stations. By way of comparision ... 1/3 @disrightsuk.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’
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Read Mr Burton's letter! Positive defeatism to my mind sounds almost as bad as Labour’s" Consructive Ambiguity" in the face of #brexit #Labour @welshlabour.bsky.social @labour4pr.bsky.social "I’d like to propose a philosophy that I’m calling “positive defeatism” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Give Starmer the chance to carry out his promises | Letters
Letters: Readers assess the prime minister’s position in the wake of Labour’s losses in local elections
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❌ Farage's only policy achievement has sent Britain tumbling towards isolation, economic turmoil, and division. We can never let the British people forget.
Alastair Campbell's diary: Farage wants to dodge the blame for Brexit. We can’t let him
Labour are letting Reform’s leader get away with it - the upcoming 10th anniversary is time to change that
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Who is advising PM? Has he any political common sense?A major speech comes BEFORE people vote, not after they've rejected your party because they don't know what it stands for any more! #starmer #labour #localelections @politico.eu @therestpolitics.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Keir Starmer to give major make-or-break speech in attempt to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live
Prime minister will say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ as he tries to convince Labour MPs to back him after Thursday’s election losses
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If you want kids to safely cycle on main roads with lorries, the answer isn’t “be more careful” - it’s protected cycle tracks
Brexit damaged our economy and left us isolated. We asked people in Glasgow if they've benefitted from Brexit. Here are their answers ⬇️
Extraordinary writing from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social ! Had I studied 'Greats' I'd know of a predessor who wrote with such perceptiveness about the Fall of Rome... @scsclassics.bsky.social @ics.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes, the king's US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine Malik
Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reach, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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